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—Thornless. A variety of green barberry having no 
thorns. 
—Erecta. True hedge Columnberry: Grows natural- 
ly into a compact upright plant without shearing. 
BEAUTY-bush. See Kolkwitzia. 
BOX, KOREAN. 3-4 ft. A compact globe shaped ever- 
green shrub, having leaves 1 in. long and ¥% in. 
wide. Plant where protected from hot sun and 
winds, using peat or leaf mold to insure cool moist 
eo about roots. Slow growing. A very satisfactory 
plant. 
BRIDALWREATH. See Spirea. 
BUDDLEIA. Summer lilac. 4-5 ft. Also called Butterfly 
bush. Long clusters of flowers during the summer. 
Plant freezes to the ground during the winter in 
north. Likes well drained soil with some mulch in 
winter. 
—Burgundy. Wine-red. 
—Pink Dawn. Pink. 
—Snowbank. White. 
CARAGANA. arborsecens. Siberian Pea. 10-15 ft. Soft 
pea-green foliage, very early, yellow flowers in late 
May. Endures the driest hard soil in either sun or 
shade. 
CARYOPTERIS. Blue Mist. 3-4 ft. Called Blue spirea. 
Has powdery blue flowers in late summer. Top may 
freeze back but it blooms on new wood. 
CORALBERRY. See Symphoricarpos. 
CORNUS. Amonum. Silky Dogwood. 6-8 ft. Dark red 
branches in winter, blue berries. Does well in moist or 
wet soils. All the dogwoods listed with colorful 
branches are more showy if cut back to the ground 
every few years. 
—Elegantissima. 6 ft. Silver edging on the leaves make 
a pleasing contrast to other shrubs. Twigs bright red. 
—Florida. See trees. 
—Siberica. Red Twig Dogwood. 6-8 ft. New growth 
has bright red twigs in winter. 
—Stolonifera Flaviramea. Gold Twig Dogwood. 6-7 ft. 
Highly decorative with golden-yellow bark in winter 
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Size 
12-15 in. 
12-15 in. 
15-18 in. 
18-24 in. 
10-12 in. 
No. 1 
18-24 in. 
8-10 in. 
15-18 in. 
2-3 ft. 
15-18 in. 
18-24 in. 
2as eit: 
3-4 ft. 
18-24 in. 
2-3 ft. 
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